Swarthmore Trivia
Pennsylvania Trivia
US History
Pop Culture I
Pop Culture II
100

The name of the Phoenix, Swarthmore's official mascot

Who is Phineas?

100

The pop star from Reading, Pennsylvania, whose song "Blank Space" was ranked #357 on Rolling Stone Magazine's list of the "Greatest Songs of All Time"

Who is Taylor Swift?

100

The philanthropist who co-founded Microsoft

Who is Bill Gates?

100

The basketball player who launched a shoe dynasty and won 6 titles with the Chicago Bulls in the '90s, earning the nickname "His Airness"

Who is Michael Jordan?

100

Taylor Swift's boyfriend and tight end for the Kansas City Chiefs

Who is Travis Kelce?

200

The academic consortium that also includes Haverford College and Bryn Mawr College

What is the Tri-College Consortium ("Tri-Co")?

200

The famous groundhog who predicts the weather every Groundhog Day

Who is Punxsutawney Phil?

200

The genre of dance music that emerged in the 1970s from the US urban nightlife scene

What is disco?

200
The rapper whose song "See You Again" was the best-selling song of 2015

Who is Wiz Khalifa?

200

The Nickelodeon TV show that starred Victoria Justice and Ariana Grande

What is "Victorious"?

300

The dead American painter whose childhood house is on campus

Who was Benjamin West?

300

The US soccer player from Hershey, Pennsylvania, nicknamed "Captain America"

Who is Christian Pulisic?

300

The hurricane that struck Puerto Rico and other Caribbean islands in September 2017, causing President Trump to throw paper towels into a crowd

What was Hurricane Maria?

300

The former child star who starred in "She's the Man" and "Big Fat Liar"

Who is Amanda Bynes?

300

The all-female music group of which Beyoncé was a member

What was Destiny's Child?

400

The former director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases who spoke to Swarthmore students during the 2020 commencement ceremony

Who is Anthony Fauci?

400

The university with the oldest medical school in the United States

What is the University of Pennsylvania?

400

The tactical herbicide used by the U.S. military for control of vegetation in the Vietnam War

What is "Agent Orange"?

400

The college admissions cheating scandal involving actress Felicity Huffman

What is "Operation Varsity Blues"?

400

The famous actress who had a viral trial involving a ski accident

Who is Gwyneth Paltrow?

500

The psychologist and Swarthmore professor whose pioneering work on conformity became internationally famous

Who was Solomon Asch?

500

The official state beverage of Pennsylvania

What is milk?

500

The 18-year-old Alabama girl whose disappearance in Aruba in 2005 made international news

Who was Natalee Holloway?

500

The country that most recently won the "Eurovision Song Contest"

What is Sweden?

500

The character on "South Park" characterized by his psychotic behavior, blue hat, and politically incorrect behavior

Who is Eric Cartman?